Rebecca Warren and The Third Wizarding War

Chapter 18: Quodpot

William and the pukwudgies had saved their lives, and they had also found Vanessa and Cassandra alive. William said they were both being attacked by gnomes after they had fallen into a bush. For the next couple of days, they would surely have gnome bite marks all over them.

William had informed Professor Steward, the deputy headmistress, of both situations. Rebecca was not mad at William for it. He only did his job and he saved her and Morgan's life.

Andrew and Sheila were not in trouble, but they were both in the Hospital Wing. The spell Andrew was hit with had swollen his nose to be abnormally large. Sheila's hair wouldn't stop growing which to Morgan, was way worse than what Andrew had. "She's always had short hair. It's about time she let it flow for once" They also had to contain Sheila to a room on her own and someone had to sit with her to cut her hair every ten minutes so it didn't become a jungle inside.

Rebecca opened up her Transfiguration book with Morgan to do homework. Since Andrew was not able to help, they had to try on their own, but Rebecca's attention was thrown off by the note she had forgotten in her book.

"What's that?" Morgan asked. Rebecca began reading it to herself.

Rebecca
I want to say I really enjoyed being with you at the party. Everything I can remember of it anyways. If you want to maybe make this a more permanent thing between us, could you meet me by the lake next to the tallest pine tree this Saturday evening? Sort of like a date.

Alexis
P.S. sorry about the hickey.

"Oh my. She's going to propose to you." Morgan said. She was reading along behind Rebecca's shoulder.

"What?" Rebecca asked.

"Just kidding." Morgan chuckled. "So you got a date. Are you going?"

"Should I?" Rebecca asked. She didn't know if that was what she wanted. A relationship.

"That's up to you, but you already seen how she can be. Very quick to jump straight into something."

"What do you know about her?" Rebecca pressed on.

"Well, if you can believe it, her grandmother is in the Saturn Society. Her father is dead and her mother lives in terrible conditions. Her grandmother took her away."

"How did you know all that?" Rebecca folded the note back up.

"Vanessa tried to 'recruit' her in first year and spilled it all out when she said no." Morgan shrugged. "She keeps to herself mostly but she's friends with that Roman Winters. His father is in prison for something, but also has ties to the SS."

Rebecca thought on it for a bit. If she went, there couldn't be no harm in that, but she truly was not interested in having any sort of relationship. She decided to decline and not go.

She planned to explain to Alexis on the following Thursday. After class, she hurried to catch up with Alexis. Her shoulder length hair bobbed down the hallway.

"Hey Alexis." Rebecca called out. Alexis stopped and smiled at Rebecca. She approached the girl with a smile back.

"Hey. I- I um..." Rebecca didn't know how to say it. But Alexis said, "Is it about Saturday?"

"Yeah. I can't make it." Rebecca said.

"Oh well okay. Do you want to arrange another day?" Alexis asked optimistically.